Directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to set air quality standards for specific toxic air contaminants.
The bill mandates the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants, including benzene, formaldehyde, vinyl chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, trichloroethylene, and mercury. These standards, which can be hourly, rolling eight-hour, annual, or a combination, must be based on the best available scientific data regarding potential adverse human health effects.
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